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<p>Funeral services have been announced for an Ohio State athlete found dead in a trash bin of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot &nbsp;wound.</p><p>The services for Kosta Karageorge will be held Wednesday at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Columbus with a private burial in Athens County.</p><p>Football teammates have remembered Karageorge, a walk-on player, as hard-working and enthusiastic.</p><p>After Karageorge went missing his mother, Susan Karageorge, told police her son had had several concussions and a few spells of being extremely confused.</p>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 23:17:51 +0000Associated Press58697 at http://wyso.orgFuneral Set For Ohio State Player Found DeadPolice Find Body of Missing OSU Football Playerhttp://wyso.org/post/police-find-body-missing-osu-football-player
<p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2019214630127px;">After days of searching, the body of a missing Ohio State University football player has been found.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.2019214630127px;">Columbus Police say Kosta Karageorge, the 22-year-old defensive lineman for the Ohio State Buckeyes, was found inside a dumpster near campus the afternoon of Nov. 30.</span></p>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:57:43 +0000Andy Chow58618 at http://wyso.orgRed-light Camera Officer Requirement Clears Senatehttp://wyso.org/post/red-light-camera-officer-requirement-clears-senate
<p>A police officer's presence would be required for tickets to be issued from red-light cameras around Ohio under a bill that's cleared the Ohio Senate.</p><p>The officer requirement was among new statewide restrictions placed on the traffic-monitoring devices in legislation approved Wednesday in a bipartisan 24-9 vote. It goes next to the Ohio House.</p><p>Republican Senator Bill Seitz, of Cincinnati said the bill addresses legal issues surrounding the use of cameras.</p>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 23:02:47 +0000Jerry Kenney58180 at http://wyso.orgRed-light Camera Officer Requirement Clears SenateSame-sex Couples File Supreme Court Appealhttp://wyso.org/post/same-sex-couples-file-supreme-court-appeal
<p>Same-sex couples seeking the right to marry are asking the Supreme Court to settle the issue of gay marriage nationwide.&nbsp;</p><p>Appeals being filed Friday urge the justices to review last week's lower court ruling that upheld anti-gay marriage laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.</p><p>The ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was the first appellate ruling to side with states seeking to preserve gay marriage bans since the Supreme Court struck down part of a federal anti-gay marriage law last year.</p>Sat, 15 Nov 2014 01:36:30 +0000Associated Press57991 at http://wyso.orgSame-sex Couples File Supreme Court AppealSixth Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage Restrictions in Four Stateshttp://wyso.org/post/sixth-circuit-appeals-court-upholds-gay-marriage-restrictions-four-states
<p></p><p>A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has upheld anti-gay marriage laws in four states, breaking ranks with lower courts that have considered the issue.</p><p><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px; line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>In early August, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments on gay marriage bans or restrictions in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. In the ruling announced&nbsp;Thursday, the&nbsp;court&nbsp;split two to one on the&nbsp;decision with Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton writing the majority opinion.</p>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:12:25 +0000Jerry Kenney57635 at http://wyso.orgSixth Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage Restrictions in Four States